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Snow Advisory 21, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 18, 2007

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this snow advisory at Nov 18, 2007, 2:31 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2007, 9:48 PM MST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2007, 2:31 PM MST (21:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2007, 9:48 PM MST
Expired
Nov 19, 2007, 3:16 PM MST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Nov 18, 11:01 AM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 11:01 AM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 3:45 AM MST, 10 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
345 AM MST SUN NOV 18 2007

MTZ009-010-048-191200-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
345 AM MST SUN NOV 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL
MONTANA WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ012-014-050-051-054-191200-
CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
MEAGHER-
345 AM MST SUN NOV 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA
AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL
MONTANA WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ008-011-013-015-044>047-049-052-053-055-191200-
BEAVERHEAD-HILL-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-
BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
345 AM MST SUN NOV 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 18, 9:23 AM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 2:31 PM MSTHeavy Snow WarningTFX38 hr
Nov 18, 2:31 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchTFX14 hr

Nearby

Snow Advisories in Montana, 2007Every snow advisory in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.